Buckskin is an American Western television series starring Tom Nolan, Sally Brophy, and Mike Road. The series aired on the NBC network from July 3, 1958, until May 25, 1959, followed by summer reruns in 1959 and again in 1965.
Synopsis The show depicts life in fictitious Buckskin, Montana, in the 1880s, as seen through the eyes of 10-year-old Jody O'Connell, played by Nolan. Jody's widowed mother, Annie, played by Brophy, runs the town's boarding house. The lives of Jody and Annie interact with the townspeople and strangers passing through Buckskin. Another constant is Marshal Tom Sellers, played by Mike Road, who keeps the peace. Young Nolan narrates the series while on a corral fence and playing a harmonica.
Cast Tom Nolan as Jody O'Connell Sally Brophy as Mrs. Annie O'Connell Mike Road as Marshal Tom Sellers Marjorie Bennett and Shirley Knight as Mrs. Newcomb Michael Lipton as Ben Newcomb Orville Sherman as Mr. Feeney
Notable guest stars Virginia Christine Andy Clyde Richard H. Cutting Jane Darwell Kathleen Freeman Robert Fuller Don Grady Michael Hinn Clegg Hoyt Ricky Kelman Roger Mobley Warren Oates Dennis Patrick Pernell Roberts Olive Sturgess Lyle Talbot Vic Tayback
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Production notes The series first ran on Thursday evenings at 9:30 Eastern from July to September 1958 as a summer replacement for The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford, Friday evenings at 7:30 from October 10, 1958, to January 1959, and Thursdays again at 7:30 from January to September 1959 (or Monday evenings at 7:30 from January to September 1959) The 1965 reruns were carried on Sundays at 8:30 pm. The Buckskin theme song was composed by Stanley Morton and Mort Green.
Sponsored by Ford automobiles, the show was produced by Tennessee Ernie Ford's company BetFord Corporation. It was Ernie's foray into production beyond The Ford Show.
References
Further reading McNeil, Alex. Total Television (1996). New York: Penguin Books Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows (1999). New York: Ballantine Books
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